Yup. As was mentioned in this thread, I was looking for a solution to a very weighty pocket of cash. After much deliberation and throwing out of opinions, I decided to buy a PS2 to replace my old one and a game or two for my 360, as was ultimately suggested of me. So why bother posting that crap here? Because that is not what ended up going down, as fate stepped in.

I have two best friends. One of my friends and I own a 360 and play together constantly. My other friend owns a PS3. He does not play with us. He plays with himself. So we've been peer pressuring him to get a 360 for a while now, but he's been diligent in his laziness about hopping on the Gates train. When I told him of my own consideration of going for a PS3, he had the lone awesome idea of his life. He said if I would buy him the Pro 60GB 360, he would give me his black behemoth. With a little further wrangling I managed to score this:

An original 60GB fully backwards compatible PS3
An extra Sixaxis controller
A wireless headset
Fight Night Round 3
NBA Street Homecourt
The Darkness
Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection, Go Sports Skiing, and Mortal Kombat II on the HDD

All this for the purchase of a $300 Pro 360, a $30 Gamestop giftcard and the promise I would put three other games up on Craigslist for him to sell. Boo yah!

Now that I got my PS3, I can let you Sony kids know you're banned over PSN! Also now I can play some Odin Sphere! Woo hoo!

So now for something worth discussing. It came with the S-Video cables that come standard with the console because my friend did not have an HDTV to know to go buy something else for it. It's hitting me with the eye burning 480i right now. If I pick up an HDMI cable today that's an automatic fix to 720p right? I just know there was some old issue with PS3s and either downscaling or upscaling, so I just want to make sure before I get home with an HDMI cable and dissappoint myself.

Oh also anyone with Motorstorm 2, can you tell me how active the online community is? Target is selling for $40 right now, and I want to jump in, but only if it's worth it. Does it look like there'll be a community in 6-12 months?

Onyx, you don't have a single game that I own.......but add me anyway! That way, I can stalk you on both consoles AND when you go to the mall!


.....err I've said too much.

good deal. Wish I could of found a deal like that.

Don't add me or I need to delete you again.

You keep that M$ language out of Sony Discussion, mister.

Congratulations on getting such a good deal!

If you get an HDMI cable, you'll be fine as long as your TV supports HDMI.

The resolution problem with the PS3 is that it doesn't automatically upscale, the developers have to program that in. Thus, if you're playing on a 1080i only TV set, a game with a max resolution of 720p will be downscaled to 480p.

I've found the reason the 360 sells so well in NA.

Edit: Yes, MS2 does have a pretty active online community. You will always find a race. Make sure your NAT type is either a 1 or 2 though so you don't ever have connection issues.

Have I ever told you how hideous your avatar is? I don't want that beast stinking up my Friends lineup.

@IllegalPaladin-My 360 shows up in 720p so I guess I'll be fine then.

Odin Sphere looks amazing when you put it in the PS3 and run it upscaled.

Don't worry. I peer pressure Europeans too when I get the chance.